the XXL amounts promised by FIFA to qualified clubs

While the European Super League project was killed by UEFA and the ECA member teams, FIFA will launch the Club World Cup this summer 2025. A brand new competition which will take place from 15 June to July 13 in the United States. Yesterday, the 32 clubs concerned got to the heart of the matter a little more concretely during the draw. The only French representative, Paris Saint-Germain will therefore face Atlético de Madrid, Botafogo and the Seattle Sounders. There will also be interesting oppositions, between Kylian Mbappé's Real Madrid and Neymar Jr's Al-Hilal.

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Concerning the Merengues, they are one of the clubs which have suggested that they would not participate if the amounts paid by FIFA did not meet their expectations according to The Team. Ditto for Manchester City. In fact, the teams present during the tournament do not yet know how much they will win since the amount of the prizes is still unknown. In Spain, AS also talks about “FIFA’s best kept secret.” But some media have tried to pierce it.

Clubs expect to hit the jackpot

In France, The Team suggests a sum of between €30 and €40 million. But the world football governing body has not confirmed this information. On the other side of the Pyrenees, AS indicates that FIFA, which will be sponsored by many brands such as Hisense, Bank of America, Budweiser and Rock-it Cargo, while obtaining the sum of 1 billion euros from the broadcaster DAZN; should spoil the participants. The Iberian publication speaks of an amount close to €50 million. For its part, Marca also provided an update on the subject, recalling that the clubs involved met yesterday morning with FIFA to see things more clearly.

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Whether it concerns the organization of the tournament or the bonuses. The Iberian media specifies that FIFA wants to make its Club World Cup the best paid tournament in the world. The winner will earn more money than the team that wins the Champions League. FIFA's challenge is that this reward exceeds or can reach at least €100 million. For Marca, this seems within reach since FIFA already has juicy contracts with sponsors and its broadcaster. Moreover, the ECA has indicated that it expects succulent bonuses for the major European clubs. Beyond the sporting aspect, the economic issue is clearly the priority of many clubs qualified for this new event.